Peru–LaSalle station

Peru – LaSalle station was a Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad station situated between the towns of Peru and LaSalle, Illinois. The station building—which still exists as a lawn and garden center[1]—is located on the north side of the track, on 1st Street. LaSalle/Peru was the original eastern terminus of the Rock Island Line, as it first traveled from Rock Island, Illinois to connect with the Illinois and Michigan Canal.[2] "The Rock" was eventually liquidated, and now the track is operated by CSX, with the Iowa Interstate Railway getting some service via trackage rights.[3]

Peru – LaSalle
Former Rock Island Line passenger rail station
South and west façades from northeast
General information
Location1st Street and Canal Street
LaSalle, Illinois
Coordinates41°19′38.7″N 89°6′4.5″W
Owned byBuilding: local business
Track: CSX Transportation
Line(s)Rock Island Line main line
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Services
Preceding station Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Following station
Former services
Spring Valley
toward Colorado Springs
 Main Line Utica
toward Chicago

References
  1. Overturf, Daniel; Marx, Gary; Kurtis, Bill (2007). A River Through Illinois. p. 196. The old Rock Island Line railroad station is now a lawn and garden center.
  2. Schafer, Mike (2003). Classic American Railroads, Volume III. Saint Paul, Minnesota: MBI Publishing. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-7603-1649-8.
  3. Illinois Valley Commuter Rail Feasibility Study Archived 2012-07-29 at archive.today. The City of Ottawa. Retrieved March 25, 2011


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